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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Start date: June 1, 2014

Finish date: July 1, 2014

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Jun 26, 2020 Noah rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, young-adult, lgbt, pretty-cover, romance, poetry

Maybe it’s obvious, but do you think that love has something to do with the secrets of the universe? I think it does. Honestly, what is there to say? The book has a melancholic tone and a straightforward writing style that still manages to gut-punch in every other sentence. There’s some serious magic at play here. A beautiful book, really. Introspective, thoughtful, and patient; I’m not sure if there’s such thing as a perfect book, but Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is ...more

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Feb 18, 2014 Keara rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-favorites, 2014, read-library, chall-treesofreveriereadathon, 1-owned, chall-diverse

Part of The Diverse Shelf's June book club!

July 14- I've fallen behind in my reviews simply because I don't feel like my words can do this book a justice. It was beautiful. Stunning. Magnificent. Inspiring. All those cheesy words that don't mean anything anymore.

>As a book, the writing was great. As a story, it was just... I can't even convey how much the story meant to me. It felt so real and was a book like no other. I don't know how I can ever read another romance without comparing it to thi ...more

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